What color is #818459?

#818459 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818459?

The RGB value is 129, 132, 89: 129 red, 132 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818459?

The complementary color is #5C5984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818459?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818459 color

#818459 rgb(129, 132, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818459 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51.8% green and 34.9% blue (129, 132, 89).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#818459 color codes

HEX	`#818459`
RGB	`rgb(129, 132, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, -8.44, 22.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 24.4, 110.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.108, 21.891, 12.668)`
Decimal	`8488025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818459, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #818459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #818459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818459; }
.text { color: #818459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 132 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818459, #6b8459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #818459?: #818459 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818459?: The RGB value is 129, 132, 89: 129 red, 132 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818459?: The complementary color is #5C5984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818459?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.